Ellen Randall: Music

Twenty Years Ago in Paris

(Ellen Randall)

Suspended animation
I must be insane
I recognize that voice
Whispering my name

You say you can’t stop thinking
Of our life from before
Young and half-crazy
Making love on the floor

Twenty years ago in Paris
They say you can’t go back again
Twenty years ago in Paris
Why don’t I understand?
Twenty years ago in Paris
I’m lost
Twenty years ago in Paris
Je me souviens

You left me so easily
I was barely awake
Now you say that you still love me
It was all some kind of mistake

I thought time would protect me
But I feel like I could die
In my heart I want to believe you
But I’m pretty sure you lie

Twenty years ago in Paris
They say you can’t go back again
Twenty years ago in Paris
Why don’t I understand?
Twenty years ago in Paris
I’m lost
Twenty years ago in Paris
Je me souviens

My insides are churning
You’re my hope and my worst fear
A disaster in the making
What made you reappear?

So what I’m supposed to do now?
These feelings don’t belong
I’ve made a life without you
Now it feels all wrong

Twenty years ago in Paris
They say you can’t go back again
Twenty years ago in Paris
Why don’t I understand?
Twenty years ago in Paris
I’m lost
Twenty years ago in Paris
Je me souviens